OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Defensive tackle Michael Pierce accepted responsibility for being pulled from practicing at last week's Baltimore Ravens mandatory minicamp, blaming it on an error in his training regimen.
"Throughout the offseason, I tend to lift more than run," Pierce told WNSP-FM radio in Alabama on Friday. "Being a nose guard, I want to be strong or whatnot. I, honestly, just mismanaged my running a little bit."
Pierce reported to the Ravens last week significantly heavier than his listed playing weight of 340 pounds. A restricted free agent, Pierce didn't attend the team's offseason conditioning program and sat out all of the voluntary practices in the spring.